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Letter from Malakah to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1904
Malakah, daughter of the late Hishmat al-Dawlah (Amir Jang), asks the addressee to treat kindly the relatives of Haji Murad Khan, Naqi Khan, and Jahangir Khan, who currently serve in her home. Referring to the kindness and generosity of Naqi Khan and Jahangir Khan towards the writer on her way from Mecca during her stop at Kirmanshahan, she asks the recipient to treat them well for the work they did for her.
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Letter to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
The author talks about how Mahdi Khan got sick during his pilgrimage and was forced to stay in Karbala’, and their intention to send Mahdi Khan's wife to Iran. The writer inquires about the stipend which ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma confirmed sending for their financial support, and also refers to ʻAziz Khanum's complaint.
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Requesting help from ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
The author asks for ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma’s intervention in support of eight Kalhor families who are holding a sit-in at Hamadan’s Imamzadah. They are protesting Ghulam Husayn Khan Ishik Aqasi’s attempt for their forced migration despite the promises made to them during Amir Nizam’s period.
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Telegraph from ‘Izzat al-Dawlah to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1920
After the greeting, she requests ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma to send Muhammad Hasan's daughter to Tehran.
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Telegram from ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1903
Discusses ‘Izzat al-Saltanah's visit to Muzaffar al-Din Shah and asks the addressee to send some flower bulbs
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Letter to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Includes arrangements for the arrival of ‘Izzat al-Dawlah and her visit to the Shah’s andaruni; the author welcomes ‘Izzat al-Dawlah and will join in the affairs despite having gout and joint pain.
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Telegram from ʻIzzat al-Saltanah to Hakim al-Mamalik, 1900
ʻIzzat al-Saltanah writes about the hot weather in ʻAtabat, her heat intolerance causing her more panic attacks, her children not being well and their longing for their father, the difficulty of being far apart from her husband for the past three years, and her financial problems. She asks Hakim al-Mamalik, the Minister of the Court, to mention her situation to Muzaffar al-Din Shah and get his permission for her to go to Damascus with her children and husband during the summer.
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Sayyid Yahya Adib al-Shu‘ara’ to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1890
Haji Sayyid Yahya Adib al-Shu‘ara’ (from Tabriz)'s petition discusses the pension of Mulla Yahya and ʻAbd Allah Bayg, the hardships the author went through during his pilgrimage to Mecca, and the delay in paying one-third of Mulla Yahya's belongings to his inheritors. This delay was caused by the heir of Haji Muhammad Baqir who is the Kadkhuda (village chief) of a village, which is owned by Surur al-Saltanah. His appointees sabotaged the payment despite the efforts of Mustashar al-Sultan. At the end, the author refers to the necessity of paying the one-third and asks the addressee to...
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Letter from Arfaʻ al-Dawlah to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1907
About the arrival of Hazrat-i ʻUlya and Nasir al-Din Mirza to Istanbul, sending an official carriage from the Sultan to the train station and the presence of Iranian merchants to welcome them, staying at the embassy for a few days to prepare for their pilgrimage to Mecca, and sending telegrams by the writer to different places to get ready to welcome Hazrat-i ʻUlya and Nasir al-Din Mirza on their way to Mecca